Examines the ways in which emotions, & talk about emotions, interacted with the ethics of the Roman upper classes in the late Republic & early Empire periods. The book considers how various Roman forms of fear, dismay, indignation & revulsion created...
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Examines the ways in which emotions, & talk about emotions, interacted with the ethics of the Roman upper classes in the late Republic & early Empire periods. The book considers how various Roman forms of fear, dismay, indignation & revulsion created an economy of displeasure that shaped society in constructive ways
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and index
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Between respect and shame: verecundia and the art of social worryFifty ways to feel your pudor -- The structure of paenitentia and the egoism of regret -- Invidia is one thing, invidia quite another -- The dynamics of fastidium and the ideology of disgust -- Being "wholly" Roman.
